November 15 , 2004 

Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

'NLJ 250' Shows Top Law Firms Edging Upward
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NLJ 250: Big Firms' Growth at Ten-Year Low
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NLJ 250: Most Mentioned Law Schools
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Firm Puts an Office On the Block, Mulls Shutting Down
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Trump Falls Out of Love With Associate on "The Apprentice"
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A Strong National Presence Requires N.Y. Muscle
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Rehnquist Keeps Contact With Court During Illness
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What Election Means For Legal Business
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Company offers competitive pricing for outsourced general counsel
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While lawyers excel at scoring points for clients, they too often fumble when acting as their own advocates.
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Lawyer Competes on "The Rebel Billionaire"
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Firms Use Psych Tests to Screen Hires
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"Tough as Nails" DUI Prosecutor Charged With Drunken Driving With Kids
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Gonzales Pick As Atty General A Supreme Court Ploy By Administration
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Tort Law's Unprecedented Role in the 2004 Election
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Japan opens closed system to the "gaiben"
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Asbestos:

W.R. Grace Files Bankruptcy Plan to Limit Asbestos Costs to $1.61 Billion
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Grace Files Plan of Reorganization in Chapter 11 Case
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Asbestos payout talks face collapse
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Unions, James Hardie closer to agreement
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USG Launches Pre-emptive Strike
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Steel:

Fair or not, Wilbur Ross played the capitalist game
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Stelco gets $900M bid from bank
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Players up ante in Stelco bidding war
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Enron:

Buyout of PGE slams into series of obstacles
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Acquitted Enron defendant says she's wiser, not bitter
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Sentencing fraudsters
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Credit card checks lead to deeper debt
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Who Will Lead Catholic Bishops?
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Costs of abuse crises weighing on bishops
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Tucson Diocese places ads warning of lawsuit deadline
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Bankruptcy could affect election of top U.S. bishop
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PeopleSolutions' rise -- and fall
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Last stop looms for private NYC lines
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Buyers surface for Glenshaw Glass
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LBO firms aren't very interested in Adelphia
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Bankruptcy auctions fade; so do bargains
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Corporate bankruptices down in October from a year ago
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Airlines:

Hawaiian Air group alters competing reorganization plan
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US Airways asks judge to cancel 3 labor contracts
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Airline diving deeper
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Airport adjusting to loss of flights
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ATA bankruptcy court hearing is rescheduled to Monday
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Pilot accord might aid Delta
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Regional airlines break out of 50-seat shell
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Financier sees faster growth in aircraft demand outside US
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BA flies into trade war with America
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Air Canada holding company reports Q3 loss of $81M due to restructuring
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Belgian airline cancels flights
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Corporate Reform:

Companies Hit With Big Bills as New Phase of SOX Kicks In
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SEC's Cutler Aims To Issue Conflict Guidance To Wall St
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Spitzer Files Civil Suit Against Universal Life
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Business groups want new SEC shake-up
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NY AG Sees Push To Federalize Insurance Regulation
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Spitzer Extends Probe to Benefit Policies
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A Trust Eroded
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Spitzer's latest lawsuit escalates insurance industry scandal
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SEC: Shareholders Should Pick Directors
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SEC's Future Up for Debate
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When Spitzer comes knocking ...
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Accounting:

Big accounting firm zeroes in on new SF space
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Hilbert ruling ominous for Conseco 'Big 11'
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Denver: Big names allege investment fraud
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ICG rises again, this time to focus on core business
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Water rises on Nortel debt -- Telecom giant's debt covenants broken
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Big Daddies live for payday care
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Struggling Sun Micro turns into layoff maker
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Georgia finance company's empire unravels with woman's question
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In search of renters
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Turnaround Management Association Names Officers for 2005
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First Avenue Is Dead (Long Live First Avenue!)
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Heiling-Meyer hopes 13 is lucky
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Kaiser Aluminum Sees Chapter 11 Exit Costs At $60M-$80M
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Famed California Attorney Hit by Malpractice Suit For Allegedly Negligent Referral
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California city's gamble doesn't pay off
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Trico Marine Services, Inc. Announces Commencement of Solicitation of Acceptances of Pre-Packaged Plan of Reorganization
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Weird News
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Deconstructing Restructuring Law
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21 years ago -- Organized labor convinced Congress to change bankruptcy law
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Huron Builds on Failure
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Suit accuses Cintas, Alabama firm of 'pilfering' plot: Bankruptcy trustee claims revenues were siphoned
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Insurance Venture Behind Calif City's Fincl Woes
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The Next Warren Buffett?
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IRS wants another $1 million from cattle con man
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M&A Activity Reaches All-Time High in Debt Collection Industry
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Ormet, union met on labor pact, talks continue
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FiberMark, Inc. Files Plan of Reorganization
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Retirement accounts protected by bankruptcy laws? Not always
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401(k) should be safe after bankruptcy
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Recent Going-Concern Statements
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UK:

MyTravel ups pressure on rebel bondholders
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MyTravel issues regulator warning
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MyTravel under threat to lose trading licence
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Deal to take over Leeds United falls through
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Court Judgment on Credit Card Consumer Protection
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Going under? The club in too deep
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Current Distressed Companies Update
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Problems assessing insolvency risk to pension protection fund
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Japan:

Japanese corporate bankruptcies drop
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Group of debtors sues nationwide for return of usury interest
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Canada:

Concert Provides CCAA Update and Announces Third Quarter Results
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Russia:

Moody's downgrades YUKOS senior rating from 'B2' to 'Caa2'
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Poland:

Beating the bankruptcy blues
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Bangladesh:

Verse on indebtedness Sir,
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Italy:

Bondi reverses on creditor claims
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Argentina:

Argentina's Banks Look More Solid But Crisis Not Buried
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